Euxoa comosa Morrison, 1876 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Euxoa comosa Morrison, 1876

Euxoa comosa Morrison, 1876

Euxoa comosa, the hairy euxoa moth, is a Noctuidae moth found across most of North America, with a 32 mm wingspan and larvae recorded on Secale cereale.

Family
Genus
Euxoa
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Euxoa comosa Morrison, 1876

Euxoa comosa, commonly known as the hairy euxoa moth, is a moth species in the Noctuidae family. It was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1876. This moth is distributed across western North America, excluding the Pacific coast. Its range extends east through the northern Great Plains, and continues across the Hudsonian zone to the Atlantic Ocean. It occurs in every Canadian province and territory except Nunavut. The wingspan of Euxoa comosa is approximately 32 millimeters. Larvae of this species have been recorded feeding on Secale cereale.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Euxoa

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